Specialised Diplomas

Mark Prisk: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many employers have participated in the development of the  (a) Construction and Built Environment Diploma,  (b) Engineering Diploma,  (c) Creative and Media Diploma,  (d) Land-based Environmental Diploma,  (e) Business, Administration and Finance Administration Diploma,  (f) Hospitality and Catering Diploma, (g) IT Diploma and  (h) Manufacturing and Produce Design Diploma.

Parmjit Dhanda: Exact figures for each DDP are not readily available. Each DDP has consulted with around 1,000 employers, meaning that for the first phase, 5,000 employers have participated in the development process. The same process is being used for the development of the phase 2 Diplomas, and this will involve similar numbers.
	It must be stressed that this number is based on the number of employers that have actively responded on Diplomas via forms/email/ or one to one telephone conversations.

Departments: Consultants

Michael Meacher: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much the Department spent on  (a) management consultants and  (b) other external consultants and advisers in each year since 2000; and which of these consultants undertook work for the Department with a total contractual value in excess of £10 million over this period.

Hilary Armstrong: For details of my Department's spend on consultancy in each year since 2000, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for North-East Hertfordshire (Mr. Heald) and the hon. Member for Pendle (Mr. Prentice) on 29 November 2006,  Official  R eport, columns 767-08W.
	My Department does not hold a central record of the total value of consultancy contracts, therefore, this information is only available at disproportionate cost.

Al Yamamah Project

David Laws: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the departmental responsibilities of the Paymaster General since May 1997 have included authorisation of any aspect of the Al Yamamah defence contract; and if he will make a statement.

Dawn Primarolo: The responsibilities of the Paymaster General do not include authorisation of any aspect of the Al Yamamah defence contract.

Border and Immigration Agency: Manpower

Jim Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many full-time equivalent staff were employed at the North Shields Enforcement Unit of the Border and Immigration Agency and its predecessor the Immigration and Nationality Department at the start of each year from 2003-04 to 2007-08; and how many site visits and inspections were made by them in each year from 2003-04 to 2006-07.

Liam Byrne: The annual number of full-time equivalent staff employed by the Border and Immigration Agency and, before 2 April 2007, the Immigration and Nationality Directorate at North Shields between 2003-04 and 2007-08 are as follows:
	
		
			   Full-time equivalent 
			 2007-08 51.4 
			 2006-07 50.4 
			 2005-06 36.4 
			 2004-05 57.0 
			 2003-04 (1)— 
			 (1) No figures available due to archiving of records. 
		
	
	The figures for 2004-05 cover border control and enforcement staff. Separate figures are not available.
	The number of site visits and inspections made by this unit between 2003-04 and 2006-07 are as follows:
	
		
			   Number 
			 2006-07 438 
			 2005-06 398 
			 2004-05 341 
			 2003-04 212 
		
	
	The figures quoted are not provided under National Statistics protocols and have been derived from local management information and are, therefore, provisional subject to change.

Departments: Older Workers

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people aged  (a) over 55 years of age and  (b) over 60 years of age have been recruited by his Department in each of the last three years; and what percentage in each case this is of the number of new recruits in each year.

Liam Byrne: The available figures are as set out in the tables.
	Within the Criminal Records Bureau, this data is not held centrally and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
	
		
			  A vailable figures for Central Home Office and Border and Immigration Agency 
			   2007  2006  2005 
			   Number  Percentage of new entrants  Number  Percentage of new entrants  Number  Percentage of new entrants 
			  (a) people over 55 years of age(1) 82 3.36 160 6.36 174 6.65 
			  (b) people over 60 years of age 17 0.70 26 1.03 51 1.95 
			 (1) Number given is new entrants aged over 55, it therefore excludes those in (b). 
		
	
	An earlier PQ 143915 asked for staff numbers in the category '55 and over' figures supplied there are larger than the sum of  (a) and  (b) above as they include those at 55 years of age.
	The figures have been taken from records held on the Home Office personnel system called ADELPHI.
	
		
			  Recruits into public sector Prison Service aged (a) over 55 and (b) over 60 
			   2006 - 07  2005 - 06  2004 - 05 
			   Number  Percentage of new entrants  Number  Percentage of new entrants  Number  Percentage of new entrants 
			  (a) people over 55 years of age 389 6.70 335 5.90 344 6.10 
			  (b) people over 60 years of age 109 1.90 75 1.30 68 1.20 
			  Note:  New entrants in  (b) are also included in  (a). The figures include staff who are either 55 or 60 years of age or older respectively on the day of joining the Prison Service 
		
	
	
		
			  IPS 
			   2007  2006  2005 
			   Number  Percentage of new entrants  Number  Percentage of new entrants  Number  Percentage of new entrants 
			  (a) people over 55 years 335 ppl (8.2%) 0.76 308 ppl (-8.60%) 0.68 279 ppl (-9.20%) 0.91 
			  (b) people over 60 years 160 ppl (-3.90%) 0.21 146 ppl (-4.00%) 0.34 130 ppl (-4.30%) 0.21

Leave to Remain

James Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his policy is on enforcement action in the case of applicants for the family indefinite leave to remain exercise with criminal convictions  (a) whose cases are outstanding and  (b) whose applications have been refused; and how many have been made the subject of enforcement action since the policy was introduced.

Liam Byrne: The criteria used by the Border and Immigration Agency applies its criteria for deportation when for determining whether enforcement action should be taken in family indefinite leave to remain cases where criminality is involved. The agency's deportation criteria were set out by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary in a written ministerial statement on 23 May 2006.
	Figures for those with criminal convictions refused under the Family Indefinite Leave exercise and subject to enforcement action are unavailable and would only be obtained by examination of the individual case records at disproportionate cost.

Departments: Languages

Rob Marris: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what account was taken of the job requirements of staff  (a) in her Department and  (b) in other departments when making the decision to outsource her Department's language teaching operation.

Geoff Hoon: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) language policy review made a number of recommendations to improve the skills of FCO staff who require language skills to do their job. The decision to outsource training will not impact on the operational efficiency of FCO staffer staff from other Government Departments working in the FCO.

Departments: Marketing

Theresa May: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which advertising and marketing campaigns were run by  (a) her Department and  (b) its agencies in each of the last five years; which external agencies were involved; and what the cost was of each campaign.

Angela Smith: In 2002-03 the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister ran the following advertising and marketing campaign:
	 Fire Safety
	The external agencies were EURO RSCG for advertising; Carat for media planning and media buying; and COI for public relations and partnership marketing. Total spend was £4.8 million.
	In 2003-04 the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister ran the following advertising and marketing campaign:
	 Fire Safety
	The external agencies were EURO RSCG for advertising; Carat for media planning and media buying; and COI for PR and partnership marketing. Total spend was £6.3 million.
	In 2004-05 the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister ran the following advertising and marketing campaigns:
	 Fire Safety
	The external agencies were EURO RSCG for advertising; Carat for media planning and media buying; and COI for public relations and partnership marketing. Total spend was £5.7million.
	 Elected Regional Assemblies
	The external agencies were Robson Brown for design events and advertising, and Carat for media planning and buying. Total spend was £3.24 million.
	In 2005-06, our predecessor department the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister ran the following advertising and marketing campaigns
	 Fire Safety Campaign
	The external agencies were EURO RSCG for advertising and COI for public relations, partnership marketing and media buying. Total spend was £4.3 million.
	 Part P of the Building Regulations
	The external agencies were COI for media buying and Tempo for design and graphic production. Total spend was £120,000.
	 Home Information Packs
	The external agencies were Leo Burnett for advertising; Bandon Brown for public relations and publicity; Carat for media planning; COI for media buying; and Redhouse Lane for graphic design. Total spend was £706,000.
	 Houses of Multiple Occupancy
	The external agencies were EURO RSCG for advertising; Amazon for public relations and publicity; Carat for media planning; and COI for media buying. Total spend was £1.4 million.
	Figures for advertising and marketing campaigns in the financial year 2006-07 were published in the Department's Annual Report on 17 May 2007, which is available in the Libraries of the House.
	Figures for external agencies could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
	Government policies and programmes affect the lives of millions of people and may save lives, as with Fire Safety, They must be communicated effectively to meet our duty to inform and in order for policies to be successful. There are strict rules to ensure value for money on Government advertising.

Travelling People

Sally Keeble: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government who is responsible for the management of the Ecton Lane Travellers' site.

Meg Munn: Northampton borough council own and are ultimately responsible for the Ecton Lane Travellers' site.
	The day to day management of the site was undertaken by Westgate Management Services Ltd. until 13 April 2007. I understand that the Gypsy Council were awarded a short term contract for the day to day management of the site from 1 May 2007, while long-term arrangements are put in place.

Cholesterol: Elderly

Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations she has received on the effects of cholesterol on the health of older people; and if she will make a statement.

Rosie Winterton: The Department has not received any representations regarding the effects of cholesterol on the health of older people.
	However, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence are due to consult on draft recommendations on cardiovascular risk assessment and the modification of blood lipids (cholesterol) for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The consultation will be open until 22 August 2007.
	The draft guideline is expected to address the issue of identifying those most likely to be at higher risk of developing CVD. Age is one of the risk factors involved.

Diabetes

Shailesh Vara: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many  (a) adults and  (b) children were diagnosed with diabetes, broken down by type, in each year since 1997.

Rosie Winterton: Information on the number of children and adults with diabetes is not available in the exact form requested. The following information is available for diagnosed diabetes. The total number of patients aged 17 and over on practice registers in England who have an appropriate diabetes diagnosis in 2004-05 was 1.77 million people (Source: 2004-05 Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) data published by the Information Centre for health and social care.) This is the first year of data from this source.
	The total number of patients aged 17 and over on practice registers in England who have an appropriate diabetes diagnosis in 2005-06 was 1.89 million people. (Source: 2005-06 QOF data published by the Information Centre for health and social care.)
	It is estimated that over 90 per cent. of people have type two diabetes.
	 Notes:
	The difference between 1.77 million in 2004-05 and 1.89 million in 2005-06 does not mean that extra 0.12 million patients were diagnosed within those 12 months. The figures are a function of diagnosis recording on practice registers, and therefore were subject to data quality review in that period, as the QOF was being established.
	Patients with diabetes aged under 17 are not included because they are regarded as receiving their diabetes management in the secondary care sector.

Health Services: Prisons

Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what level of access to  (a) prescription medicines and  (b) psychiatric care prisoners have.

Rosie Winterton: The Government are committed to providing a health service to prisoners that is equivalent in quality and range to that in the wider community. Prisoners are entitled to the same range and quality of services provided and commissioned by the national health service as is received by the general public.
	Primary care trusts (PCTs) which host prisons became responsible for commissioning services to meet the healthcare needs of prisoners in April 2006.
	In each prison, a patient focused, primary care based pharmacy service, based on identified need, should be provided to prisoners as recommended in the document 'A Pharmacy Service for Prisoners' (Department of Health 2003). Copies have been placed in the Library, and are available on the Department's website.
	Similarly, for mental health services, all prisoners health screening on reception into prison. Prisoners who are identified as needing further psychiatric help can be referred to a mental health in-reach team, who will arrange further assessment and follow up referral.
	Investment in prison mental health in-reach services has been steadily increasing, with nearly £20 million invested in these services each year since 2004-05, and 360 whole time equivalent staff employed, more than the initial commitment in the NHS Plan to create 300 posts.
	People who are mentally too ill to remain in prison should be transferred to hospital. We have introduced tighter monitoring to identify prisoners waiting an unacceptably long period for transfer to hospital, and a protocol was issued to prisons and primary care trusts in October 2005 setting out what must be done when a prisoner has been waiting for a hospital place for more than three months following acceptance by the NHS.
	These measures have helped bring about positive results. In 2006, 33 per cent. more prisoners, with mental illness too severe for prison, were transferred to hospital than in 2002—up to 961 from 723. There has been a significant decrease in the number of people waiting over 12 weeks for a transfer—in the quarter ending March 2007, 40 prisoners were waiting, down from 51 in the same quarter in 2005.

Heart Diseases: Health Education

Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the trainers proposed in the 2004 White Paper, Choosing Health, Making Healthy Choices Easier will be trained to give advice on lifestyle changes and minimising the risks of cardiovascular disease; and if she will make a statement.

Caroline Flint: Health trainers are trained to meet a mandatory set of core competences. Skills for Health has worked with representatives from the British Psychological Society and for the Department to take forward the development of national competences for the role of health trainer.
	The competences have been quality assured and approved as national occupational standards.
	Health trainers focus on enabling people to change their behaviour in relation to a number of lifestyle factors such as smoking, reducing alcohol intake, physical exercise, healthy eating, all of which would help minimise the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Leukaemia: Drugs

Anne Milton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps her Department is taking to assess dasatinib for the treatment of chronic lymphoblastic leukaemia  (a) in the first instance and  (b) after prior therapy with imatinib; how many representations she has received on dasatinib; and if she will make a statement.

Caroline Flint: Dasatinib is licensed for the treatment of adults with chronic, accelerated or blast phase chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) with resistance or intolerance to prior therapy including imatinib. Dasatinib is also licensed for the treatment of adults with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and lymphoid blast CML with resistance or intolerance to prior therapy. The Department has no plans to commission a further assessment of dasatinib at this time.
	It will be for primary care trusts at a local level to decide whether to make this drug available to patients who might benefit from it.
	The Department has received a number of representations about dasatinib in the form of written correspondence and parliamentary questions.

Obesity

Shailesh Vara: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many  (a) adults and  (b) children were classed as clinically obese, broken down by (i) strategic health authority and (ii) primary care trust in each year since 1997.

Caroline Flint: The information is not available in the format requested. Data on adult obesity prevalence by strategic health authority (SHA) is collected in the Health Survey for England (HSE). For adults, we can provide age standardised data for the years 1997-99 to 2000-02, and observed values for 2002-04. Age-standardised figures take account of the age profile of the population living in an area, making for more reliable comparisons between areas, whereas observed values do not. This information is given in Table 1, which has been placed Library.
	Estimates of prevalence of obesity amongst adults based on 2000-02 data by primary care organisation (PCO) are also available. PCO represent both primary care trusts (PCTs), and care trusts. These estimates represent the prevalence of obesity for any PCO based on the population characteristics of that area. The estimates have been generated using a model-based method that combined individual-level data from the Health Survey for England (HSE) with area-level measures of population characteristics from the 2001 Census and from administrative datasets. The estimates of prevalence along with associated confidence intervals by PCO are provided in Table 2, which has been placed Library.
	Data on obesity prevalence among children is not available by SHA or PCT. However, data on obesity prevalence by Government Office Region is available from the HSE and we are able to provide data for 2002-04 combined. This information is given in Table 3, which has been placed Library.

Psychology: Waiting Lists

Sally Keeble: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Government have set waiting times for access to psychological therapies on the NHS.

Rosie Winterton: Currently no waiting times targets for access to psychological therapies has been set by the Department. The two Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) demonstration sites have made significant progress in reducing local waiting times and improving access to effective services. In addition, 10 new IAPT pathfinder sites are soon to be developed to increase access to treatment. These sites will test out proposed standards including appropriate access times for different stages of treatment as detailed in the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's guidelines.

West Indies

Norman Baker: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the cost to the public purse was of his recent trip to the West Indies.

John Prescott: This Government publishes an annual list of Cabinet Ministers' travel overseas costing over £500, along with the total cost of all ministerial travel. Information for 2007-08 will be published as soon as it is ready at the end of the financial year.
	All travel is in accordance with the Ministerial Code and Travel by Ministers.